God's Word commands His true saints "to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."

This is a Scripture that is heard and quoted
from God's Word many times in messages and articles. What does
Paul mean when he says to all saints in Phil. 2:12, "To work out
your own salvation with fear and trembling?" Is this
the spiritual work going on in the life of a saint, from the time of the
Passover, when one accepts Christ as his Passover, to the time God will harvest
that saint as part of His Firstfruits, pictured at Pentecost?

God's work of harvesting His spiritual Firstfruits
involves a spiritual work, that should be going on in every Christian's life,
that His Word speaks of as, "working out your own
salvation." This is God's great miracle work, that He desires of
all His called and chosen ones, and a work they should be wholeheartedly
involved in, concerning all their life and conduct. It requires much effort
on the part of all of His believers, to accomplish God's great work of creating
new sons for His Kingdom. Are you diligently working with Him, or against
Him, in doing the work of God in your life, to become one of His sons?

In today's world of confessed Christianity,
its members are confused and deceived, and believe there is no personal spiritual
work that has to be accomplished in a Christian's life. Attending services
on Sunday is all that is needed for them to do. Christ's teaching about
repentance, obedience, justification, grace, and how one is accepted
by Christ for salvation, has through the teaching of Satan's ministers,
confused and deceived them. Likewise and shameful, many church of God, 7th
day Sabbath keepers are now accepting the same confusion and deception!
Are you a church member of the belief that you have nothing to do, or to
fear, in doing God's Work in your life? Some believe that just attending
services and fellowshipping on the Sabbath with a church group, is all there
is to working out your salvation. Has Christ done it all, and now there is
nothing left for you to do, or fear, in receiving salvation in your life?

Has the Church of God ministry
inspired you to do the work of God in your life, and are they teaching you,
just what it is that you should be doing to work out your salvation? Some
ministers are now teaching that doctrine is not all that important in working
out your salvation and continues to teach that church fellowship is more
important. Does that teaching strike a fear in you? It should! Is that teaching
truth or error? Do you feel secure with that teaching and understanding, and
that there is nothing to fear in following such a ministry?

Christ, in John 6:27-29 says,
"labor, or work not for the food which perishes, but for
the food which endures unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall
give unto you: for Him has the Father sealed." Then the disciples
in verse 28 asked,"what is the work of God that they should
do," and Christ answered them by saying in verse 29,
"this is the work of God, that you believe on
Him (Christ) whom He has sent." Jesus Christ was speaking
about believing in Him, the true Christ, not a work that believes in and
accepts any one of the false Christs that has been raised up in today's accepted
Christianity. In verse 40, Christ tells all of His disciples, "This is the will of the Father that sent me,
that everyone which sees the Son, (the true son, not any of the false raised up sons) and believes on Him, may have everlasting
life: and I will raise him up at the last day." This is the
foundation and focus of the Good News, the Gospel of the Kingdom of
God, that was given to man!

Why then does the Church of God leadership preach
and proclaim another work and another gospel, that is focused on, and presented
by them as the coming government, or coming Kingdom of God, which
they have been led to believe by their pastor general's teaching, that this
has been given to them by the authority and commission of Jesus Christ? Jesus
Christ says plainly that He is the Gospel, and that He
is the Savior, and believing in Him is the Work, as
just has been shown by Scripture! Then why does the church ministry
preach another gospel, and another work? Isn't the reason because they
just don't understand what Christ meant when He said He has come to preach
the Gospel of the Kingdom of God?

God the Father, sent Jesus Christ to reveal
to His people that there is a spiritual kingdom, a God Kingdom, that He and
Christ are the rulers and great spiritual God beings over that kingdom, called
the Kingdom of God, or heaven. God the Father, sent Jesus Christ from
that Kingdom to this earth to make it possible for any and all of His
human, born creations who would repent, and believe in, and accept Christ
as their Savior, to be a part of that eternal, great Kingdom, if they really
want it, and are willing to submit their life and work for it. This
is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, and this is not the gospel, or
good news, that has been taught and presented as the true focused gospel
from God's Word. Instead, another gospel is preached, that is focused on
the coming Kingdom, or coming government of God. God's coming Kingdom is
bad news to today's world, and it will not be good news to world's society,
because its coming will come as a world ruling Kingdom, administering God's
judgment to all people all over the earth, because of sin and wickedness.
So this "another gospel of coming government," is not, and will
not be good news to a rebellious society today, and all people of the
earth that have not repented of their sins and wickedness, because Christ
said everyone who does not repent, and has not prepared oneself for salvation,
will perish at the coming of His Kingdom.

Nowhere in Christ's Word can
anyone, church evangelist or pastor, or church member, find the
words, or verses, that Christ's work and commission for the church,
and His gospel for His church is to preach, "the coming
Kingdom of God!" It cannot be found! Then why has this
as "another gospel" been preached as the "gospel," or as the "work,"
or as the "commission," that the church should be involved in doing
and proclaiming to all the earth? Is there any fear among them that
they have been preaching another gospel, Gal.1:8-9. All of this has been
used by Satan and His ministry to keep the attention and
focus of its people on men and the vainity of men, and their church government.
This is teaching of church government that thrives on power, money, and the domination
of brethren's lives. It keeps the brethren's attention focused
off of and away from the true Gospel of Christ, and how each person
can become a member of God's great Kingdom, by submitting and looking to
the Father and Christ for salvation, instead of men. And it has likewise
been used by Satan's ministers to confuse the church of what each person
needs to do, to work out their own salvation, so they can truly be an inheritor
of God's Kingdom.

Jesus Christ, in John 6:27-29, is giving all of
His church, the foundation and focus for doing the Work of God in their
life, and to be an example of Christ's light and truth to others. Every church
member, called to be a saint, who desires everlasting life, must believe
that Jesus Christ is who He said He is, the Son of God, and why He came and
was sent to the earth by God the Father. Christ said, understanding
this and accepting Him as savior, "is the work," John 6:29! But do ministers
and brethren really believe Christ and what He says is the true work,
or are they following men and believe what men and ministers are teaching
and saying is the work and the focus of the work?

So the very first principle of understanding
Paul's statement, "to work out your salvation with fear and
trembling," is to fear that you are not doing what Christ said
is the Work, and that you are believing and supporting what man says is the
Work! It is a documented fact by the literature and statements and churches'
belief system where they say, Christ is not the focused gospel and the work!
Why have the ministers of the Churches of God twisted and perverted what
Christ says is the Work? And other denominations of Christian churches teach
all you have to do is just accept the name of Christ for salvation without
any true repentance. Do ministers and members fear and tremble at not obeying
Christ's Word, and that they are not doing what Christ says
is the Work? Then why do members continue to support "another work,
another commission, and another good news gospel," that can be found nowhere
in His Word where Christ says, you will be cursed if you are doing so, such as preaching the perverted gospel of the "comingKingdom
of God" and preaching this is the work and Gospel, and commission of the church?

When, a called to be saint, or church member, comes
to see that he must repent of all his sins and accept the Good News of Jesus
Christ, as his Lord and Savior, and is given God's Holy Spirit, this begins
the true Work of God in his life and is accepting, submitting to, and
obeying the Gospel. This begins a new life in the Spirit of a called, and
chosen son. Christ says through Paul in Phil. 1:6, "Be confident
of this very thing, that He which has begun a good work in you
(to become one of Christ's firstfruits) will
perform it (complete it) until the day of Jesus
Christ." This beginning work that the members of the Church
of Philippi had already done, and Paul in Phil. 2:12, was admonishing
them "to work out their own salvation," or to continue to complete
the work that Christ had started in them.

This work of Christ that is started with the begettal
of His Spirit in a person, must continue to grow in His Spirit until he is
totally led, directed, and perfected in God's Spirit. When this Work is
completed, a saint is now born again, and fully mature in God's Spirit, and
is as Christ taught, John 3:5, born again now, of the Spirit. This all must
take place before the resurrection, and not at the resurrection, when the
change of the physical body to spirit, will take place. The change
to spirit of the body composition at the resurrection, will not, and cannot
change the mind and heart of a member to spirit, if that heart and mind is
still of the flesh, still living by the flesh, and has not developed and
matured in the Spirit.

The truth and fact of God's Word is this; any fleshly
heart and mind of a church member, that has not developed in the Spirit,
will not be resurrected! Paul says plainly and clearly in I Cor. 15:50,
"that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God." This is not only
referring to the body, but also consists of, and pertains to the mind and
heart of a person lead by the flesh. Paul is saying here, the member
still living by putting first, the desires of the flesh will not inherit
God's Kingdom. This Scripture ties in well with Romans 8:5,
"For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh:
but they that are (live) after the Spirit, the things of the
Spirit." Verse 13, "For if you live (are all involved and
concerned) after the flesh, you shall die (be not resurrected as God's
firstfruits) but if through the Spirit do mortify the deeds (works) of the
body (the fleshly pursuits of a fleshly mind and heart), you shall
live." If God's Spirit is leading you, then you will be resurrected
as Christ's firstfruits!

What does "fear and trembling" in Paul's admonition
in this verse, have to do with a saint working out his salvation? Is there
something to be fearful of, in doing God's Work in your life? But doesn't
God's Word say, "there is no fear in love, I John 4:18, and that perfect
love casts out fear, because fear has torment. He that fears is not made
perfect in love." Then where does fear and trembling fit in with Paul's inspired
teaching and admonition, concerning saints working out their own
salvation?

Christ, through Paul, is teaching and warning all
chosen to be saints about the life and death seriousness that they are to
develop and grow to maturity, in order to be born of the Spirit, or
else they will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Here is where "working out
your salvation with fear and trembling," comes into the picture. Every chosen,
to be saint should understand he must be led by God's Spirit, to develop
the love of God in his heart, and without this love, he realizes he is nothing,
and his life will come to nothing, I Cor. 13: 1-3. In plain words,
a member, or minister, could be a great speaker, or be one with a gift
of prophecy, or a member that can understand mysteries and have all knowledge,
or even be one having great faith, and he could still not have love. God
says, "He that is without God's Love is as nothing and
all his work in his life is vain."

Every called and chosen child of God should fear
and tremble, if he is not developing and growing to have God's love. John
says in I John 4:7-8, "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God:
and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God. He that loves
not knows not God: for God is love." This should cause a fear and trembling
for every church member that still does not have God's love in them, or is
not growing in His love. John continues in verse 12, " If we love one another,
God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us."

If a member of the body Jesus Christ has come
to the place in his life that he understands about God's love, and
how one is made perfect in His love through the keeping of His commandments,
I John 5: 2-3, then the love of that member is being made perfect. This love
will cast out all the fear of offensive ministers and unloving members,
and what they say about you, in persecuting you, and casting you out
of their fellowship. This love will also cast out fear of God and His judgment
against your sins, because you now know that you are doing what He
commands, and doing what is pleasing to Him by doing His work. John says
in I John 3;18, "there is no fear in love: but perfect love cast
out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect in
love."

Any member, who no longer fears men and their power structure
of offences, abuses and disfellowship through their church government,
and has overcome this evil work of men, is loving God and
casting out fear. Any member, who no longer fears hostile brethren, their
intimidation, persecution, hatred and unloving resentment against him,
is loving God and casting out fear. Why is this so? It is because
you are putting God and His Word first and you as a member are now
obeying God in what He commands of you. This is growth in love, and
faith and the power of God's Spirit, and this will cast out
fear. This is spiritual growth in working out
your own salvation.

A true member of the body of Jesus Christ has come
to realize, it is with difficulty, and it takes much work in studying God's
Word daily, spending much time in His Word, overcoming the evil and sins
of the world and church, enduring and standing up against difficult situations
and trials. He also realizes and needs to pray continually and daily without
fail for understanding of His Word, and to receive help through His Holy
Spirit, to overcome and endure to the end. This is also "working out
your own salvation." The apostle Peter also gives this
admonition along with what Paul said in Phil. 2:12, that saints must
work at their salvation in order to be saved, by saying in I Peter 4:18 -
"And if the righteous scarcely, scarcely meaning
with difficulty and much work, (Strong's 3444-with difficulty and with much
work) be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner
appear?" This means that those that are yet sinners,
and who do confess that they are still sinners in the church and by
this their confession are ungodly, and are not righteous. This is the fruit
of not working out their salvation. These are members that still have yet
a great trial before them before they can be saved!

Paul says to the all brethren in I Cor.3:3,
"who are yet fleshly, who are yet following the way of envying,
strife, and church divisions, you are still carnal-fleshly, followers
of the flesh." These are ministers and members who are not working
out their own salvation. In verse 13, Paul says - "Every man's
(salvational) work shall be made manifest: for the day (the great
trial over the earth)shall declare it, because it shall be revealed
by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is."
Verse 14 - "If any man's work abide which he has built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward, (salvation and rulership)."
Verse 15 - "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss:
but he himself shall be saved: yet so as by fire."

These are church members whose work has not been
the "working out their own salvation," and who have not been working
for the spiritual food that will not perish, and who have not been laying
up treasures in heaven, but are striving after the things pertaining to the
flesh. They have been working for the exalting of self, like working to be
somebody of rank and office in the church, and have not been striving to
diligently obey God's commandments in their entirety, and who have not been
working at being turned to righteousness, and becoming complete in God's
love.
The great trial of God's judgment over the whole earth will bring
all such members to their spiritual senses and they will realize their whole
life and work has been vain, and has not been what God desired and
commanded of them. At this time of great trial, these ministers
and members are looking their spiritual death straight in the face! Hopefully,
they will repent deeply, and because of this repentance, God will at least
save and seal them, but they will suffer great loss and opportunities of
not having any accomplishment, or work, to take with them into God's
Kingdom, which will minimize their reward.

Paul says in I Cor. 50:58,"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be you steadfast, unmovable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is
not in vain in the Lord." A called to be saint is working at studying
Christ's Word, and understanding the doctrines of Jesus Christ and His Word.
He works at becoming steadfast and unmovable with Christ's doctrines, that
establishes his salvation, and does not permit any minister to come along
and preach to him that doctrine is not important in his salvation!

The members of God's true church are not permitting
the truth and error mixtures to become teachings, or truth and sin combinations
accepted to become doctrine, that many ministers are now teaching,
to deceive and mislead them about being born again of the spirit, about
their salvation, about the true gospel, and about the true Work of Christ.
Christ inspired Paul to write in Romans 8:14, "For as many as are
led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God,"and
as stated in verse 23, are brethren who have, and are the firstfruits
of the Spirit.

What does it mean to be led of God's
Spirit, to be the firstfruits of His Spirit? Jesus Christ says
in John 6:63, "It is the Spirit that gives life: the flesh profits
nothing: the words I (Christ) speak unto you are Spirit and are
life." Christ says His Words are Spirit! Do you understand
this statement, that Christ's Words are Spirit and power? Many brethren and
ministers are being led by the flesh, doing their own work and work of men,
which profits nothing! The true brethren that are led by the Holy
Spirit, are led by the Words of Christ! Words make up doctrine and teachings,
and for any minister, or member, to teach that doctrine, which are
the Words and Spirit of Christ, is not important, is denying Christ, His
Words, and His Spirit! In order to work out their salvation,
brethren must be studying and proving Christ's Words daily to understand
His doctrines, to establish His salvation, and to establish the leadership
of God's Spirit in their life!

When Christ taught us to pray, "Thy Kingdom come,"
Mat. 6:10, He was teaching all of His followers that God's Kingdom
represents His Spirit, His Power, and His Authority, with all the understanding
it gives to every chosen son. God's Spirit, Power, and Authority, with all
of its knowledge, understanding and wisdom, is to prayed and asked to come
into every called and chosen disciple, to direct, lead, and to inspire
each one to work out their own salvation, by overcoming all evil,
sin and their natural desires to follow their own flesh, or the flesh of
men.

Jesus Christ says in Luke 8:10, "it
is given unto you (His true disciples of His true church)
to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to others those
mysteries are just parables without meaning and understanding that
will bear no fruit." He says in verse 14 that when
God's Word of understanding is received by some, "it
is choked with the cares(involved with vain church work
and much family attention) and riches (worried over the
pay check) and pleasures of this life (all the things this
life and its pleasures entices one to be involved in doing), and
bring no fruit to perfection."

The firstfruits of Christ's church must bring fruit to
perfection in their life, and as Christ says in verse 18, everyone should
"Take heed therefore how you hear (be warned and fear and
tremble that you may not be understanding the Word as given):
for whosoever has, to him shall be given (even greater
understanding); and whosoever has not (is no longer
growing in understanding because of pride, believing they have all
understanding), from him shall be taken even that which he
seemeth to have." Christ's called out ones, called to be His
firstfruits, must bring forth fruit to perfection, or they are going to lose
what they once had, or seem to have!

More and more Christian confessing
members are losing what they thought they had in the way of being a true
Christian, because they have not been taking seriously God's Word
and what Christ commands of all to be converted to His way of life. People
are not exercising the effort and labor that is needed in study, prayer,
and proving doctrine from the Scripture to be approved of Christ to submit
to His command to work out their own salvation.